Lives of the Musicians: Good Times, Bad Times (and What the Neighbors Thought)

Kathleen Krull’s "Lives of the Musicians"offers fascinating, humorous, and informative insights into the lives of twenty famous musicians. With colorful caricatures, information about composers’ lives, and interesting notes about specific musical compositions, this book is an excellent introduction to these famous classical composers. Recommended for ages 9 – 12, but anyone of any age will find this book entertaining!
Composers included:
Antonio Vivaldi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig van Beethoven
Frederic Chopin
Giuseppe Verdi
Clara Schumann
Stephen Foster
Johannes Brahms
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Willian Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Erik Satie
Scott Joplin
Charles Ives
Igor Stravinsky
Nadia Boulanger
Sergei Prokofiev
George Gershwin
Woody Guthrie